Tag: tensions
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Pinoys online resort to prayers amid tensions in West Philippine Sea
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As tensions rise in the West Philippine Sea, more Filipinos on social media resort to prayers for the peaceful resolution of the territorial disputes, according to the latest sentiment analysis conducted by Capstone-Intel Corporation. The territorial disputes issue was widely discussed online with up to 360 daily posts or a…
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Middle East tensions may impact OFW remittances, inflation
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By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE ONGOING Israel-Iran conflict may hurt remittances from Middle East-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as well as increase volatility in oil prices that may stoke inflation, analysts said. “This might be exacerbated by the potential effect on Filipino OFWs. While in the past, alternative…